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| − | The '''Axolotl''' ( /æksəlɒtəl/), ''Ambystoma mexicanum'', is a neotenic salamander, closely related to the Tiger Salamander. Larvae of this species fail to undergo metamorphosis, so the adults remain aquatic and gilled. It is also called ajolote (which is also a common name for different types of salamander). The species originates from numerous lakes, such as Lake Xochimilco underlying Mexico City. Axolotls are used extensively in scientific research due to their ability to regenerate limbs. Axolotl is the type of salamander off which [[Dr. Shrunk]] is based. |
+ | The '''Axolotl''' ( /æksəlɒtəl/), ''Ambystoma mexicanum'', is a neotenic salamander, closely related to the Tiger Salamander. Larvae of this species fail to undergo metamorphosis, so the adults remain aquatic and gilled. It is also called ajolote (which is also a common name for different types of salamander). Though its nickname is the 'walking fish' it is nat a fish, but an amphibian. The species originates from numerous lakes, such as Lake Xochimilco underlying Mexico City. Axolotls are used extensively in scientific research due to their ability to regenerate limbs. Axolotl is the type of salamander off which [[Dr. Shrunk]] is based. As of 2010, Axolotls were near extinction, some theorise that it is why there is only one in the game. |
Revision as of 23:44, 31 July 2014
The Axolotl ( /æksəlɒtəl/), Ambystoma mexicanum, is a neotenic salamander, closely related to the Tiger Salamander. Larvae of this species fail to undergo metamorphosis, so the adults remain aquatic and gilled. It is also called ajolote (which is also a common name for different types of salamander). Though its nickname is the 'walking fish' it is nat a fish, but an amphibian. The species originates from numerous lakes, such as Lake Xochimilco underlying Mexico City. Axolotls are used extensively in scientific research due to their ability to regenerate limbs. Axolotl is the type of salamander off which Dr. Shrunk is based. As of 2010, Axolotls were near extinction, some theorise that it is why there is only one in the game.
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